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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Jasmine Robinson scored a career-high 27 points on 10-of-12 shooting to lead Southeast Missouri (10-16, 3-10) to an 88-66 victory over Murray State (7-19, 2-11) Saturday afternoon at the Show Me Center. Olivia Hackmann added 18 points, which tied her career-best scoring performance and Brianna Mitchell had a season-high 13 points.
 
"I'm really proud of the way we came out strong in the first half," head coach Ty Margenthaler said. "We're fighting until the end, competing and showing positive signs. They've been working really hard and I'm just really happy for this team."
 
For the game, Southeast shot 52 percent (34-for-66) from the floor while holding Murray to 30 percent (17-for-56) from the field and 19 percent (4-for-21) from 3-point range.
 
Southeast outscored the Racers 42-22 in the paint and 17-7 off turnovers.
 
The Redhawks tied the game 6-6 just over three minutes into the contest and the teams then traded baskets and drew even at 12-12 on a layup by Murray's Ke'Shunan James two minutes later.
 
The score was again tied at 16-16 with 12:26 remaining in the first half before the Redhawks went on a 17-2 run over the next 5:30. Robinson scored six points and Erin Bollmann added five during the run.
 
Southeast added a 6-0 run to open up a 41-23 lead with 2:06 left before intermission.
 
The Redhawks led 43-29 at halftime, paced by Robinson's 16 points on 8-of-9 shooting during the first 20 minutes. Bollmann added seven points while Mitchell contributed six.
 
As a team, Southeast shot 53 percent (18-for-34) from the floor and 38 percent (3-for-8) from 3-point range in the opening half. The Redhawks outscored Murray State 20-10 in the paint during that span.
 
Defensively, The Redhawks limited the Racers to 29 percent shooting (7-for-24) from the floor and 17 percent (2-for-12) from beyond the arc in the first half. James had 11 points and six rebounds for the Racers at the break.
 
In the second half, Southeast opened on a 4-0 run before Murray answered with a 6-0 run of their own to pull within 10 at 47-37 with 16:33 left.
 
The Racers trimmed the margin to single digits at 49-40 with 15:39 remaining on a free throw by Netanya Jackson.
 
That was as close as the game would get as Southeast went on a 9-0 run to increase the lead to 58-40 with 11:49 left to play.
 
Following baskets by Mitchell, Hackmann, Allyson Bradshaw and Yelena Rosado, the Redhawks led 70-47 with 8:30 remaining.
 
Murray State cut the lead to 76-63 before Hackmann drained a triple with 2:39 to play.
 
Southeast closed the game on a 12-3 run as Robinson eclipsed her previous career-high of 26 points vs. North Texas on Nov. 19, 2012 while playing for Alabama. She added eight rebounds, two assists and a steal.
 
Hackmann grabbed six boards and also dished out two assists and grabbed a steal. Bollmann finished with nine points, six rebounds and three steals.
 
The Redhawks will return to action on Saturday, Feb. 21 with a 1 p.m. CT tip-off at Eastern Illinois from Lantz Arena in Charleston.